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    Windows via Bootcamp

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by MKang25, Apr 28, 2009.

  1. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    Is windows 7 stable enough to use or is it still recommended to get windows xp?
     
    MKang25, Apr 28, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    It's fine, but it depends on what you want to do. There is still some support issues with Win 7.
     
    Seshan, Apr 28, 2009
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  3. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    The only thing i can think of would probably be to run steam..
     
    MKang25, Apr 28, 2009
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  4. waralex11

    waralex11 Notebook Geek

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    yep there is some issues with Win7 that's why im currentyl stickin to Xp..
     
    waralex11, Apr 28, 2009
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  5. MKang25

    MKang25 NBR Prisoner

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    Will performance suffer with vmware/parallel with the specs that the mbps are at now for playing games?
     
    MKang25, Apr 28, 2009
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    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes.. gaming performance will suffer a lot in vmware and parallel.
    Windows 7 is perfectly stable on my testing comptuers, though I've never tested on a Mac through bootcamp.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 28, 2009
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  7. doh123

    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    dunno.. i been using Vista Ultimate.. its no OSX, but its not as bad as its rep
     
    doh123, Apr 29, 2009
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    kind3r Notebook Consultant

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    I am running Windows 7 on my Mac since February. It is perfectly stable, the resource consumption is drastically improved over Vista ... but do not install it now, wait for Windows 7 RC which will be released at the beginning of May.
    The only issue that I found till now was with the media keys and brightness keys (they don't work as it should).
     
    kind3r, Apr 29, 2009
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  9. JWest

    JWest Master of Notebookery

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    I've been running win 7 since the beta was released. Works great on my MBP. When RC 1 is released, will that be something that current beta users can update to via windows update?
     
    JWest, Apr 29, 2009
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    sarahfox Notebook Consultant

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    In my humble opinion, you shouldn't touch it until it's closer to 'released'. Beta software can be dodgy and when it's an operating system who knows when it will do something strange. A release candidate (out in may?) might be pretty stable, so that could be a good one.
     
    sarahfox, Apr 29, 2009
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  11. jackluo923

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    Nope.. you have to whipe your partition or "virtual partition" and reinstall the OS. 99.99999% of windows OS cannot be upgraded to newer version via windows update.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 29, 2009
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  12. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I have 4gb Ram and vista home premium runs flawlessly with it. Try vista and then when w7 gets released, switch to it. Simple like that.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 30, 2009
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    Is there a way I can get my hands on a beta or the Win7 RC when it's released in May? I missed MS's "come get your beta" call back in.....Feb? Is there a way to get a hold of a copy of Win7 currently?
     
    sherretz, Apr 30, 2009
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  14. jackluo923

    jackluo923 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Of course...
    You can source it from torrent sites or other sources on the internet.
     
    jackluo923, Apr 30, 2009
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